Amateur press periodicals were miniature newspapers and magazines published for pleasure and intellectual improvement. Primarily published by inexperienced young men and women, these journals experienced an amateur golden era during the 1940s and 1950s. A few associations like the National Amateur Press Association (NAPA) are still operating to this day. "A History of Amateur Press Associations" (Rutgers University library) AmericanAntiquarianSociety.org
The inscription on the back of the postcard says: The Sausage Tree (Kigelia Pinnata) also sometimes called the Fetish Tree, is a native of tropical Africa. It has rough Pinnate Leaves and flowers which have rather peculiar appearance and hang suspended by long peduncles. These fruits have the appearance of big sausages, and doubtless have given the tree its name.
